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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Fascinating read. Easy-to-read for those of us who aren't scientists. Harari's approach is balanced, pragmatic, and complete. He presents all sides of an issue or theory while not taking sides (as a good scientist would). ( ) After listening to most of this book as an audio book it all seemed a bit like a well worn sock. It's certainly difficult to cover such a vast topic as human history without the kind of confidence that comes from either narcissism or brash ignorance. The extent to which there are errors is beyond me but I did notice a few (perhaps minor) errors. For example, Yuval Harari asserts that no one could have predicted the internet. Yet Vannevar Bush had presciently predicted the World Wide Web in his much quoted 1945 article in the Atlantic Monthly to the extent that it has become part of internet lore. Nevertheless, good on Yuval Harari for having a go at being an independent thinker. I felt as though there was little that was new or particularly insightful but there were moments when some of questions posed seemed worth the effort. I was left with the confirmation that predictions are risky and short-lived. The book is approaching being 10 years old. In many respects it is already embarrassingly dated, especially when it comes to Yuval Harari's speculations about war and bioprocessing. The rise of AI and the invasion of the Ukraine have changed the way we Sapiens think, so rapidly that speed of change and its consequences could easily have been a chapter heading.
Much of Sapiens is extremely interesting, and it is often well expressed. As one reads on, however, the attractive features of the book are overwhelmed by carelessness, exaggeration and sensationalism. Jared Diamond hoort met Simon Schama, Bill Bryson en Charles Mann tot die zeldzame auteurs die inderdaad het grote verhaal vertellen. [...] Zijn recente werk, De wereld tot gisteren, is een brede vergelijking tussen de laatste primitieve samenlevingen, en de eenheidsworst die we nu 'beschaving' noemen. Diamond laat zien hoe 'primitief' we eigenlijk nog zijn, en hoe veel we van die volken kunnen leren. Hij zet aan tot denken. Harari laat de lezer in verwarring achter. [...] Harari beheerst de techniek, maar een 'groot verhaal' komt niet van de grond. Belongs to Publisher SeriesTascabili [Bompiani] (533) Is contained inHas the adaptationAwardsDistinctionsNotable Lists
From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity's creation and evolution that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be "human." No library descriptions found. |
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